England should look at Nathan Hughes to take over Maro Itoje’s role

Eddie Jones needs a destructive ball-carrier for the autumn internationals and Wasps flanker has the power and mobility to boost England’s patched-up squadEddie Jones could do worse than follow the example of Marshal Ferdinand Foch. It was the French first world war general who coined the classic battleground maxim – “My centre is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack” – that could equally apply to English rugby’s predicament. As his injury list lengthens, Jones needs to introduce a surge of optimism from somewhere.It is clearly unfortunate to have lost Maro I…